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The re-vamped scheme has been plagued by concerns about late, inedible, repetitive or nutritionally lacking lunches this year.
The re-vamped scheme has been plagued by concerns about late, inedible, repetitive or nutritionally lacking lunches this year. Keep Reading
The Government will today and under urgency seek to pass amendments to the Equal Pay Act, the law which prohibits employers from paying men and women different rates for the same work, in a move which will scrap all current pay equity claims and make it harder to raise a claim. Keep Reading
The Government is planning a massive overhaul of New Zealand’s pay equity regime, which will make it more difficult for people to take pay equity claims .... Keep Reading
Leaked documents suggest the $118 million programme will be axed 'effective from Budget 2025'. Keep Reading
There are multiple examples of Stanford using her personal email for ministerial business. Keep Reading
The Government and Department of Conservation are seeking public feedback on the next stages of two major conservation strategies. Conservation officials are... Keep Reading
The public service union is calling on the Auditor General to investigate proposed job cuts to Te Whatu Ora anti-fraud roles. Keep Reading
A survivor of torture at the notorious Lake Alice psychiatric facility will appeal to the High Court today to challenge the Government’s new redress scheme . Keep Reading
Education Minister Erica Stanford said the tool was about putting parents back at the centre of their child’s learning journey. Keep Reading
Winston Peters is proposing new legislation that will define the term "woman" as "an adult human biological female". Keep Reading
Seymour has called for a smaller team of ministers, portfolios and departments. Keep Reading
Finance Minister Nicola Willis has left the door open to means-testing for large Budget items, including Government KiwiSaver subsidies, as she looks to make... Keep Reading
Changes made in 2020 allowed prisoners serving sentences of less than three years to vote. Keep Reading
Drawing on his own experience dealing with Trump, Malcolm Turnbull warned New Zealand against adopting a posture of appeasement. Keep Reading
The government will slash its operating allowance from $2.4 billion to $1.3b, Nicola Willis says. Keep Reading
Erica Stanford made the pre-Budget announcement from Wellington today. Keep Reading
Climate campaigners have long accused the scheme of propping up pollution. Keep Reading
The Government will use a new concessionary loan scheme to achieve its goal of increasing the number of public EV charging stations in New Zealand to 10,000... Keep Reading
Last year, the Government allowed funding for up to 35 of the country’s 2500 state schools to make the change by 2026. Keep Reading
It could be liable for an extra $3.2 billion in veterans' support. Keep Reading
David Seymour says the salaries at the Regulation Ministry are going down slightly, but Labour's Duncan Webb calls it a 'vanity ministry'. Keep Reading
New Zealanders’ pathway to Australian citizenship is likely to stay following the federal election next Saturday, with the current opposition confirming it... Keep Reading
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says the Prime Minister’s office concedes it made an error in not sharing Christopher Luxon’s recent foreign affairs speech... Keep Reading
"Is this the biggest thing on the planet, talking about the definition of a woman? I would argue no,” senior Chris Bishop minister said. Keep Reading
Update: The ACC Minister has asked the organisation to review a planned initiative after a coalition disagreement Keep Reading